“Buridan’s Ass” is a philosophical paradox. It was articulated in its present form by Jean Buridan in the 14th century but it goes back much farther, at least to Aristotle:
Should two courses be judged equal, then the will cannot break the deadlock, all it can do is to suspend judgement until the circumstances change, and the right course of action is clear.
For the last couple of days I’ve been stuck between those two identical bales of hay, unsure of what to post on. Rather than waiting for circumstances to change I’m going to try to hack my way through the paradox.
